8.1 Introduction to issues

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all the tasks in this chapter
are “simple” tasks: they can be done by a normal user with
nothing more than a web browser, email, and lilypond.

“Issues” isn’t just a politically-correct term for “bug”.
We use the same tracker for feature requests, code TODOs and
patches, so the term “bug” wouldn’t be accurate. Despite the
difference between “issue” and “bug”, we call our team of
contributors who organize issues the Bug Squad.

The Bug Squad is mainly composed of non-programmers – their job
is to organize issues, not solve them. Their duties
include removing false bug reports, ensuring that any real bug
report contains enough information for developers, and checking
that a developer’s fix actually resolves the problem.